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Alaska GOP Gov. Sean Parnell did not greet Barack Obama on Thursday when the president traveled to Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage to speak to service members.

Parnell spokeswoman Sharon Leighow told POLITICO that the governor did not have any meetings scheduled with the president during Obama’s brief stay and explained that “the governor had a speaking engagement today that he committed to two months ago and was not able to make it to base in time before they locked it down.”

During Obama’s remarks to the assembled troops, the president recognized the state’s Democratic Sen. Mark Begich and Parnell’s lieutenant governor, a Republican, but did not offer any words for governor.

“We want to thank your local and state leaders,” Obama said, “Lieutenant Governor Craig Campbell and all the people of Anchorage and Alaska for their incredible support.”

Parnell assumed the governorship in July after former GOP Gov. Sarah Palin decided to step down with more than a year left in her term. The office makes Parnell the favorite to win a full term in next year’s election.

Democrats in the state were quick to jump on Parnell for his decision not to alter his schedule in order to greet the president.

“We are talking about the President of the United States coming to Alaska,” said Alaska Democratic Party Chair Patti Higgins in a statement. “Governor Parnell could have met with the President and talked about key Alaska projects like the gas pipeline, but he decided to put partisanship over civility disrespect over diplomacy.”

Golly! Another photo op while the stimulus fails ...er falters ...ask Biden what it is doing. If it was working we wouldn't have another sumit meeting from which nothing happens. How large is his carbon footprint getting? Almost as large as his ego. Pay no attention to the decisions awaiting on his desk. He rarely sees it.

During Obama’s remarks to the assembled troops, the president recognized the state’s Democratic Sen. Mark Begich and Parnell’s lieutenant governor, a Republican, but did not offer any words for governor.

Oh, how very "classy" of his magisty Obama! That's non-partisan?

TeamPOLITICO: Nov. 12, 2009 - 7:06 PM EST

“We are talking about the President of the United States coming to Alaska,” said Alaska Democratic Party Chair Patti Higgins in a statement. “Governor Parnell could have met with the President and talked about key Alaska projects like the gas pipeline, but he decided to put partisanship over civility disrespect over diplomacy.”

What I find most funny is that there are a lot of people posing as "Independents". The thing about that is when you start typing, it's pretty obvious which side of the political spectrum you are on... Why lie? Be true to yourself, otherwise nobody can take you seriously...

Good for the governor! Just because Obama is the POTUS doesn't mean he's God Almighty and everyone should stop whatever they're doing and run to Air Force One and bow when he walks down the steps. Charllie Crist welcomed Obama with a hesitant hug and now his run for the Senate is a major trouble. Lessons learned?

Yeah. Obamacrats are so civil they are going to put hard working Americans in jail because those Americans do not believe in the Socialization of America. But those Americans do not deserve any respect from the Obamacrats because Obamacrats know what is best for America-Socialism bordering on Communism.

"Along with overseas trips he spends more time ON the plane than in the W.H." Actually, that's not true but you're just mis-quoting what you read in the press this morning. The reason Obama can travel as much as he does is that he is respected by foreign governments, and unlike Bushie, he is welcome where he goes. That's a great relief for thinking Americans who take pride in our country-our President is respected.

Now Sarah, she'd get off the plane in Warsaw and think she was in Cleveland. She gets mixed up on little details.

As for the pipeline all of us in the lower 48 should know about-is that the one that Palin B.S.'d about, that has not started. She told a lot of fairy tales so it's important to know if her pipeline story was one of them. Sarah the tooth fairy-she can do anything!